README.md

Vasant 🌤️

This is a simple Go-based CLI application that fetches and displays current and hourly weather forecast data for a specified location using the WeatherAPI.

✨ Features

• Fetches current weather details and displays temperature and condition.
• Provides an hourly forecast for the next 24 hours.
• Highlights forecast hours with a high chance of rain using colored output.
• Supports dynamic location input through command-line arguments.

🚨 Installation

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Abhay-hack/weather-cli-app.git
   cd weather-cli-app

2. Install dependencies (e.g., fatih/color):

   go get github.com/fatih/color

3. Build the application:

   go build -o weather.exe

4. Set up your environment variable for the Weather API key:

   • Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your WeatherAPI key:

   export WEATHER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY

Usage

Run the CLI application with the following command:

./weather [location]

Example

./weather "Lucknow"

If no location is provided, the default location "Lucknow" will be used.

Output Format

• Displays the current weather condition and temperature of the specified location.
• Displays hourly forecast with temperature, chance of rain, and conditions.
• Uses colored text to highlight hours with a high chance of rain.

Code Structure

• main.go: The main file containing the logic to fetch and parse weather data from the WeatherAPI.

Dependencies

• fatih/color: A Go library used for colored output in the terminal.

API Key

To use this application, you need to sign up for a free API key at WeatherAPI and set it as an environment variable:

export WEATHER_API_KEY=your_api_key

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Go Language
• WeatherAPI

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork this repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

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Author: Abhay Gupta